Staring Out in the Evening is a story about an author who feels he is past his prime and is trying to finish one last novel. He meets a young graduate student who is writing her thesis about his work. Their lives become enmeshed.
This movie is not fast paced or exciting but rather slow and remarkable. The characters are deeply revealing and easy to fall in love with. The most resonating lesson in this movie is about freedom, the compromises we believe we must make, and making the choice to live our own lives. This is a very human story and it is beautifully told.
December 2, 2008 |  | It does not get any better!!! |  |
I am not a good typist so it is high praise that I take the time to do this review! This film must have been reccomended by Netflix! If I can get one person to watch this I will be happy! It is a deep serious film, unlike many I have seen. The cast is brilliant and at the end of the film my partner & I turned to each other and agreed it was the best thing we had seen in a year or so and we watch a lot of movies! I purchased at least 3 or 4 copies for gifts this upcoming Xmas. I wish everyone could see it! That is how much I loved it! Thanks
November 12, 2008| | | A Film for all adult ages | |
This video has everything a good film should have: excellent script, first rate direction and the acting is superb. The relations of the characters are intellectual and sensuous. The tensions in this 'love'story keep you on the edge of your seat. Frank Langella is at the top of his form. As a young actor he was attractive--now he leaves me breathless.
October 17, 2008| | | Five stars for the geniuses who collaborated on this film... | |
Wow. I just saw this (DVD). I was overwhelmed, touched, perplexed, and often near tears, though I found myself resenting the emotional upheaval the way the writer in the story resented the vivid, stubborn young student who invaded his narrow life. When you can't control your feelings before a work of art - or the artists involved - that's gotta be a good "review."
August 21, 2008Starts out decently with the cautious relationship between the aging
and becoming obscure writer and a young admirer doing her thesis about his work. However, the story bogs down and never delivers. The companion story, the touch-and-go relationship between his daughter and her boyfriend, is dull through-out. This movie is about as artistic as a slow cooked omelette.
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